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now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than what john boehner proposed this week. what john boehner is advocating is making medicare available to fewer americans. as it happens, there is brand-new polling out today on how americans feel about the idea of congress using these deficit negotiations to make cuts to medicare. 79% of americans say they do not want congress to touch medicare in these deficit negotiations. 79%. if you want to get specific about john boehner's proposal, what he wants to do to medicare is to raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67. and as it turns out, there is also recent polling on that specific proposal. and it
now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than...
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sometimes when john boehner has to go to those 80 or 100 democrats, sometimes that means john boehner has to give up something. one of the problems republicans have confronted in this new era of politics is when you have big -- if you're conservative, saying i'm going to stand up to john boehner, i don't think he's conservative enough, that forces john boehner to have to go back to democrats to pass legislation, that ends up undercutting the republican position. >> not only that and i have to get to this and i know -- hogan, i halfway promised myself i wouldn't do it but i have to. the guy that's going to be the whip, the guy that has to corral the votes, whip the vote for john boehner is still a guy named steve scalise who at once called himself david duke without the baggage. in the end, even though he's going to get the position doesn't this hurt the republican party brand every time he has to go forward and whip votes? he has to be a public persona. >> i think he can handle the brand damage over time. i think what will make republicans sit up and pay attention, and this does the s
sometimes when john boehner has to go to those 80 or 100 democrats, sometimes that means john boehner has to give up something. one of the problems republicans have confronted in this new era of politics is when you have big -- if you're conservative, saying i'm going to stand up to john boehner, i don't think he's conservative enough, that forces john boehner to have to go back to democrats to pass legislation, that ends up undercutting the republican position. >> not only that and i...
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that is not our goal. >> and that john boehner but this week's john boehner sound very different from shutdown john boehner that held the american people hostage because heritage told them to. >> well, i would say to the president. this is not about me, and it's not about republicans here in congress, it's about fairness for the american people. >> sure, it wasn't originally the speaker's strategy, but he certainly went along with it. >> if you'll recall, the day before the government reopened, one of the people at one of these groups stood up and said, well, we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me! >> boehner seemed shock that michael need hamm didn't have the interests of the entire republican party in mind. >> well, everybody understands that we're not going to be able to repeal this law until 2017 and we have to win the senate and win the white house. >> today with his rejection complete, it looks like john boehner has finally broken free of his puppet masters. >> are you asking them to effectively stand down? >> i don't care what they do. >> there is no turning
that is not our goal. >> and that john boehner but this week's john boehner sound very different from shutdown john boehner that held the american people hostage because heritage told them to. >> well, i would say to the president. this is not about me, and it's not about republicans here in congress, it's about fairness for the american people. >> sure, it wasn't originally the speaker's strategy, but he certainly went along with it. >> if you'll recall, the day before...
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and then next hour both nancy pelosi and john boehner will come to the microphones. senate democrats will meet with the president at quarter to 2:00 followed by house republican leaders going to the white house. >>> some realms like paul ryan are signaling they
and then next hour both nancy pelosi and john boehner will come to the microphones. senate democrats will meet with the president at quarter to 2:00 followed by house republican leaders going to the white house. >>> some realms like paul ryan are signaling they
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i was just talking with molly and john about that. >> i'm less concerned about john boehner losing his speakership than i am losing our credit worthiness, than i am losing jobs, than i am an economy that loses its recovery. that's what we should be focused on and not the internal partisan politics of the republican caucus. >> will it pass? do you see this happening? >> as i said, richard, we will, as democrats, we will provide the votes necessary to reopen the government and to avoid default. i just walked over here to join you from that meeting in the capitol. there were a group of furloughed federal workers. one said it's a beautiful day to reopen the government. and i said last month was a beautiful day to reopen this government. this is the last day. we've run out of time. it's time to get it done. democrats will get it done. >> congressman, we're hoping for that. steve israel, thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> we'll go to joe here. so, joe, what did you think of congressman israel's confidence that this will pass? he's saying deliver 200 democratic votes and that he
i was just talking with molly and john about that. >> i'm less concerned about john boehner losing his speakership than i am losing our credit worthiness, than i am losing jobs, than i am an economy that loses its recovery. that's what we should be focused on and not the internal partisan politics of the republican caucus. >> will it pass? do you see this happening? >> as i said, richard, we will, as democrats, we will provide the votes necessary to reopen the government and...
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and i feel sorry for john boehner in so many eways. he's literally between a rock and a hard place but he's got to resolve it as representative pelosi said as speaker. he's got a responsibility to provide leadership and resolve this within his own caucus. >> while this has been going on for weeks now we've been talking about this. the american appetite, as i said, it is growing to get something done. americans are paying attention. 53% are optimistic and satisfied that obama was re-elected. 45% describe themselves as uncertain or pessimistic. that optimistic number is up from october. how how much do you think the p.r. campaign paying into that? >> i don't think it does much. the president won re-election and driving support for his numbers. what we have to watch over the next few days, ultimately, something like 70 or 80 republicans have to sign the tax relief in order to get past this cliff. that's the big challenger. we've only seen 10 or 12 republicans in congress say i'm willing to raise taxes. until that number gets higher this i
and i feel sorry for john boehner in so many eways. he's literally between a rock and a hard place but he's got to resolve it as representative pelosi said as speaker. he's got a responsibility to provide leadership and resolve this within his own caucus. >> while this has been going on for weeks now we've been talking about this. the american appetite, as i said, it is growing to get something done. americans are paying attention. 53% are optimistic and satisfied that obama was...
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i think that john boehner realizes he has to govern. i think when you're elected by your constituency, you can't go to a group of 435 or 535 if you count the senate and expect to get your way or the highway. you can't do it. i don't like this deal. john boehner didn't like this deal, but he knew that if we went into next year with the possibility of a government shutdown that it was going to be much worse for the overall future of america and the ability to govern. so i think that these conservative groups are being harder on republicans than they are on democrats. >> absolutely. targeting the speaker and saying you better watch out basically. we're not talking santa claus style you better watch out, you better not shout. melissa, what's interesting to me, it was this that brought john boehner, this kind of small ball two-year budget was the thing, the straw that broke john boehner's back apparently and gave him what i think he feels is the leeway to lash out at heritage action and say enough is enough. >> i keep wondering whether or no
i think that john boehner realizes he has to govern. i think when you're elected by your constituency, you can't go to a group of 435 or 535 if you count the senate and expect to get your way or the highway. you can't do it. i don't like this deal. john boehner didn't like this deal, but he knew that if we went into next year with the possibility of a government shutdown that it was going to be much worse for the overall future of america and the ability to govern. so i think that these...
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it is john boehner. nancy pelosi. at this poemt, after all the fuss and fighting, this is the one moment eric cantor, nancy pelosi walking to the podium. as you see the house chamber here is general celebration. family in the family gallery. john boehner now picks up the gavel. this is a big challenge. joining me now here watching is josh green from bloomberg business week, and karen from the washington host, and -- also from bloomberg. well, we see what just happened. your cover story is a wonderful picture that we'll show in a minute as we watch john boehner taking the podium of the babies in congress in this whole debate. >> yeah, our coverage is about the fiscal cliff politics, and basically our take-away was that congress is a bunch of babies and so i probably should pause to congratulate boehner who it seems like has finally assembled enough votes to actually win a round. >> can i just say, that is a really mean thing to say about babies. >> it's true. >> that crying you heard on the floor was not babies. it was
it is john boehner. nancy pelosi. at this poemt, after all the fuss and fighting, this is the one moment eric cantor, nancy pelosi walking to the podium. as you see the house chamber here is general celebration. family in the family gallery. john boehner now picks up the gavel. this is a big challenge. joining me now here watching is josh green from bloomberg business week, and karen from the washington host, and -- also from bloomberg. well, we see what just happened. your cover story is a...
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this isn't john boehner's problem to solve." seriously. that is what he said. he said don't blame us, we're just the speaker of the house of representatives and the minority leader of the u.s. senate and the guys who aren't allowing the president to pass his plan. but you know, we've got nothing to do with this. you know, congress comes first in the constitution. tax bills -- and this is going to fundamentally be a tax bill when we pass it. they have to begin in the house of representatives. they can't originate in the white house. the president can't write legislation or pass it sifl. the founders would have been shocked to hear congressional leaders talking this way. but put that aside. mccollum basically said to reid i can't help on this one. how did harry reid respond? this way. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them go, in fact. they're not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> right.
this isn't john boehner's problem to solve." seriously. that is what he said. he said don't blame us, we're just the speaker of the house of representatives and the minority leader of the u.s. senate and the guys who aren't allowing the president to pass his plan. but you know, we've got nothing to do with this. you know, congress comes first in the constitution. tax bills -- and this is going to fundamentally be a tax bill when we pass it. they have to begin in the house of...
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>> john boehner. john boehner can't sell the bill. the president said yesterday, very smart. mitch mcconnell, he keeps his promise. we can work with him. he did it on the debt crisis. do they say about that john boehner? no. >> are you arguing just to argue? >> no. [ all speak at once ] >> john boehner can't make it happen, it won't happen. >> i'm right and you're wrong, thank you. >> can mitch mcconnell get john boehner -- >> but it's not how you get a deal. >> give me a second here. it's not just what john boehner has to do. it's not just what mitch mcconnell has to do. it is also, and chris is right, you can see the leash on the question that was asked, josh couldn't go there, because the white house, the president himself is not prepared to go there. >> it's in the bill. it's there. >> then have the president come out and say it. >> why is it -- >> because to do this -- >> excuse me. [ all speak at once ] >> you can't get a vote in the house. >> how long have you been in this town? you know daggone well there comes a point where the president of the united states can fram
>> john boehner. john boehner can't sell the bill. the president said yesterday, very smart. mitch mcconnell, he keeps his promise. we can work with him. he did it on the debt crisis. do they say about that john boehner? no. >> are you arguing just to argue? >> no. [ all speak at once ] >> john boehner can't make it happen, it won't happen. >> i'm right and you're wrong, thank you. >> can mitch mcconnell get john boehner -- >> but it's not how you get a...
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. >>> john boehner wastes precious time running up support for his doomed debt limit plan. so what's next? >>> torrential rain leaves dozens dead in south korea. and cosmic tagalong, a massive neighbor in earth's orbit. good morning, i'm amara sohn. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the debt scramble. house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling proposal will be put to the test today with an expected vote in the house. but realistically it's going nowhere fast. the president has vowed to veto the plan. so where do things go from here? tracie potts has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a vote on a plan that democrats say will never reach the president's desk. budget officials found another $50 billion in savings, so house speaker john boehner is putting the plan to a vote today. >> the speaker's plan is on life support and it's time for him to pull the plug. >> never let them see you sweat. >> reporter: $1 trillion in cuts. it's no slam dunk, his own party wants more and com
. >>> john boehner wastes precious time running up support for his doomed debt limit plan. so what's next? >>> torrential rain leaves dozens dead in south korea. and cosmic tagalong, a massive neighbor in earth's orbit. good morning, i'm amara sohn. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the debt scramble. house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling proposal will be put to the test today with an...
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and all that was left was john boehner to sell the plan to republicans. then we get word that eric cantor had some problems with the bill. that a lot of house republicans had problems with the bill. and then we sort of see the collapse of the bill among the house gops. talk that it may be amended, that it could go down and send the markets into a tail spin. what is interesting, richard, when it happened there were a lot of republicans that we spoke to they said it is lunacy. we can't do this. we'll take the blame for the party -- left right, democrat, republican, we need to take this deal. there is another part of the house republican in congress, that said no no no let's have a fight on this. this comes back to republicans know that they got $400,000 as a threshold. a lot of them take it as a victory, because the president started at 250. they think take this deal then the real fight will come in march on the debt limit. and if they don't budge, you know that is the real real big one when it comes to how the markets will react if they want to fight to th
and all that was left was john boehner to sell the plan to republicans. then we get word that eric cantor had some problems with the bill. that a lot of house republicans had problems with the bill. and then we sort of see the collapse of the bill among the house gops. talk that it may be amended, that it could go down and send the markets into a tail spin. what is interesting, richard, when it happened there were a lot of republicans that we spoke to they said it is lunacy. we can't do this....
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did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was a rebellion among house republicans. they all wanted spending cuts, both boehner and his number two, eric cantor put out a statement saying there was near unanimous concern about spending. the debate for much of the day is what do we tack on to this turkey the senate sent us? do cuts that we know kill it as the poison pill or there was some conversation about attaching cuts that democrats might find acceptable that the president has been for in the past. in the end, mark, republicans decided they couldn't be stuck with the idea of a middle class tax cut that the
did mitch mcconnell jam john boehner and force boehner's hand? >> he didn't force boehner's hand, but he did step up in a way that boehner didn't. people will tell you on capitol hill boehner's nerve never looked weaker, here's why. for most of the day yesterday we were not sure there would be a vote, and if there was a vote it could include new spending measures. this bill is all tax increases and very little spending cuts. when the republicans got together yesterday afternoon, there was...
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john boehner is powerless with his on caucus. the idea of one of two parties in the country has not shown it is not willing to put it ahead of the gerrymandered districts. given where we are at. i mean my faith is much more with the house the democrats than it would be with the house republicans. what convinces them. what convinces the small group of people is? it pressure from the national media. because the it seems as if, not even that works? >> i know, preaching to the choir when i preach about the differentiation. not a small group of republicans. it's over 60% of the house republicans voted to shut down government. 80% of them, voted, when it was their bill, we were voting on. it wasn't our bill. it was their bill we were voting on. which we didn't like. but it was their proposal, and over 60% of them voted against their own bill to open up government. 80% of them voted unless you were from new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and a smatter of others from the rest of the country. 80% of the republicans voted against. 97% of
john boehner is powerless with his on caucus. the idea of one of two parties in the country has not shown it is not willing to put it ahead of the gerrymandered districts. given where we are at. i mean my faith is much more with the house the democrats than it would be with the house republicans. what convinces them. what convinces the small group of people is? it pressure from the national media. because the it seems as if, not even that works? >> i know, preaching to the choir when i...
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president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is not serious. >> math. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the rates. that's why romney couldn't explain it during the presidential election. no one can explain it because you can't do it. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of the
president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is...
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john boehner was popping at conservative groups. he got his whit in the house and now we have to wait to see if the senate can pass it. >>> an american missing in iran. the government says he was a private citizen, a report says he worked for the cia. a beyonce shocker, not another baby, she released an entire album out of nowhere. there's a bit of a catch. we'll explain on this friday edition of "way too early." actually, jennifer, it's friday the 13th. no one picked up on that, by the way. good morning, brian shactman here. in the cooler today, we have a
john boehner was popping at conservative groups. he got his whit in the house and now we have to wait to see if the senate can pass it. >>> an american missing in iran. the government says he was a private citizen, a report says he worked for the cia. a beyonce shocker, not another baby, she released an entire album out of nowhere. there's a bit of a catch. we'll explain on this friday edition of "way too early." actually, jennifer, it's friday the 13th. no one picked up on...
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john boehner spokesman's issue with the shows are john boehner is bad at his job hypothesis. very early on in the speaker's tenure, it seemed like he was not doing a great job. it actually started on hisirpub congress accidentally did not get sworn in to officially become congressmen. they instead were at some reception and when the official swearing in started an they weren't on the house floor, they turned to a tv set broadcasting the swearing in and they raised their hands and tried to take the oath to the television. as speaker you have to make sure all your people are there before you start the swearing in, did nobody explain this? there was also the very pious reading of the constitution on the house floor to mark the start of john boehner's speakership some part they left out because pieces of paper in the binder they were reading from got stuck together and nobody noticed. so those parts of the constitution just got skipped and didn't get read. >> finger cuffs, maybe, maybe proof read it was being said right, you did make a big deal, you asked for the attention, didn'
john boehner spokesman's issue with the shows are john boehner is bad at his job hypothesis. very early on in the speaker's tenure, it seemed like he was not doing a great job. it actually started on hisirpub congress accidentally did not get sworn in to officially become congressmen. they instead were at some reception and when the official swearing in started an they weren't on the house floor, they turned to a tv set broadcasting the swearing in and they raised their hands and tried to take...
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i'm not really interested in what john boehner has to say. i'm interested in what the middle class of america has to say. i'm interested in -- >> well, congressman, he's trying to paint the picture to the middle class americans that it's president obama who has created this, quote, crisis atmosphere. what about that? >> ed, ed, you know what, the american people -- you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. that may be what the republicans believe, but it cannot be done. look, i think the president did a good job tonight of really explaining the basic difference between republicans and democrats. >> yes. >> what the republicans are saying, ed, in their plan is this, if you are one of my constituents on long island, we want to reduce the deficit, but we want to do it on your backs. we want to fire your teachers, raise your local taxes, make it your expensive for you to send your kids to college, all in the pursuit of protecting corporate tax loopholes. and that is not a commonsense prescription for our economy, it accelerates the erosi
i'm not really interested in what john boehner has to say. i'm interested in what the middle class of america has to say. i'm interested in -- >> well, congressman, he's trying to paint the picture to the middle class americans that it's president obama who has created this, quote, crisis atmosphere. what about that? >> ed, ed, you know what, the american people -- you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. that may be what the republicans believe, but it cannot be done....
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house speaker john boehner couldn't agree more with mcconnell. he's been for a long time a vocal opponent of extending without offsets. they love offsets. how are you going to pay for it? boehner released a statement saying, without cuts and job incentives, the house, they're not going to be looking at this extension anytime soon. the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. i'll tell you what. there's a guy that speaks out of both sides of his mouth. in fact, in their big memo that they had come out last friday, there was nothing in there about job creation. it looks like speak eer boehner has been attending the rand paul school of backward thinking in economics. it's hard to find a job if you don't have enough money to get to the next interview. president obama met with a group of unemployed americans today to tell the story from the white house. >> unemployment insurance has been a vital economic lifeline. for a lot of people, it's the only
house speaker john boehner couldn't agree more with mcconnell. he's been for a long time a vocal opponent of extending without offsets. they love offsets. how are you going to pay for it? boehner released a statement saying, without cuts and job incentives, the house, they're not going to be looking at this extension anytime soon. the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. i'll tell you...
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i'm not really interested in what john boehner has to say. i'm interested in what the middle class of america has to say. i'm interested in -- >> well, congressman, he's trying to paint the picture to the middle class americans that it's president obama who has created this, quote, crisis atmosphere. what about that? >> ed, you know what, the american people -- you cannot fool all of the people, all of the time. that may be what the republicans believe, but it cannot be done. look, i think the president did a good job tonight of really explaining the basic difference between republicans and democrats. what the republicans are saying, ed, in their plan is this, if you're one of my constituents on long island, we want to reduce the deficit, but we want to do it on your backs. we want to fire your teachers, raise your local taxes, make it more expensive for you to send your kids to college, all in the pursuit of protecting corporate tax loopholes. and that is not a common sense prescription for our economy, it accelerates the erosion of the midd
i'm not really interested in what john boehner has to say. i'm interested in what the middle class of america has to say. i'm interested in -- >> well, congressman, he's trying to paint the picture to the middle class americans that it's president obama who has created this, quote, crisis atmosphere. what about that? >> ed, you know what, the american people -- you cannot fool all of the people, all of the time. that may be what the republicans believe, but it cannot be done. look,...
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i want you to specifically, john boehner at the end. ted cruz saying -- they, they want to stop the harm from obama care. he said, obama care is hurting millions of people. i don't know who the people are. i know people that obama care or affordable care act is helping. i can't imagine who would be hurt by eliminating lifetime limits, or alleviating the clauses, it's rhetoric. what's offensive is they're using rhetoric to attack the president. and basically putting people like me, throwing us into the road. and it's, it's just alarming. and disturbing. >> mason, are you glad to be back at school? >> yeah. >> and, jeannine, i want to ask you one thing about you, you -- you got mason to that same rehab facility that gabby giffords went to. and nancy pelosi was visiting there one day. you got to meet her. >> i did. >> you write that you wished you had the presence of mind to thank her for the affordable care act. >> yes. i did later send a note when, reading from a piece that was published on salon.com a year, i think a year ago. i did sen
i want you to specifically, john boehner at the end. ted cruz saying -- they, they want to stop the harm from obama care. he said, obama care is hurting millions of people. i don't know who the people are. i know people that obama care or affordable care act is helping. i can't imagine who would be hurt by eliminating lifetime limits, or alleviating the clauses, it's rhetoric. what's offensive is they're using rhetoric to attack the president. and basically putting people like me, throwing us...
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john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the conversations that the staff had yesterday, just more of the same. it's time for the president if he's serious to come back to us with a counteroffer. >> even though the president apparently designed the negotiating sessions at boehner's request. according to "the new york times," boehner insisted the talks include only himself and the president of the united states. boehner wanted senate democrats and nancy pelosi out of the discussions. democratic senator dick durbin told the times this is now the speaker and the president working this through. democratic leaders say they are
john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the...
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so john boehner retains this gavel. is it -- why should he even want the -- i'm surprised he wants it. >> well, i think, perhaps, you know -- if we're going to look at the other side for a minute, maybe he's looking at this. yes, in a weakened state. but does this not give him an opportunity now to say, you know what, i tried it your way, far right. i'm going to take bills to the floor, even if they don't have majority republican house support. and really shoot for some grand compromises. maybe he does go back to the old school way of how he used to be, which was, you know, trying to strike the grand bargain and going across the aisle and such to get big issues done. frankly, it's going to be really hard to get issues like immigration, gun control -- >> it is. and i guess my question -- who talks to the white house? who will negotiate for the republican party on capitol hill? john boehner said it's not going to be him. >> exactly. john boehner actually said, i'm not going to have one-on-one meetings with the president a
so john boehner retains this gavel. is it -- why should he even want the -- i'm surprised he wants it. >> well, i think, perhaps, you know -- if we're going to look at the other side for a minute, maybe he's looking at this. yes, in a weakened state. but does this not give him an opportunity now to say, you know what, i tried it your way, far right. i'm going to take bills to the floor, even if they don't have majority republican house support. and really shoot for some grand compromises....
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but i thought john boehner was completely appropriate. he could not wait to get out of town and i think barack obama will be very happy when he's on the other side of this. >> john boehner totally speaks for michelle obama on this. i have to do a quick lightning round because we ran out of time and didn't get into the larry i wilmore and controversy about the way his skit ended. the people were oh, no, you're not lampooning us. but the ending of that larry wilmore comedic sketch, what do you think? >> i thought larry wilmore was -- i typically enjoy his commentary on television. last night i thought he was pretty horrifying. i thought it was very difficult. i would not have liked to have been one of the journalists in the room that he was picking on last night at all. >> very quickly, dana. >> i think it fell flat. it's really a high wire act to do so. the president made it look easy. it's not. that's really well tested and it didn't work. >> i also think in other years when people would have gone after folks in the audience, people would
but i thought john boehner was completely appropriate. he could not wait to get out of town and i think barack obama will be very happy when he's on the other side of this. >> john boehner totally speaks for michelle obama on this. i have to do a quick lightning round because we ran out of time and didn't get into the larry i wilmore and controversy about the way his skit ended. the people were oh, no, you're not lampooning us. but the ending of that larry wilmore comedic sketch, what do...
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no significant legislation since john boehner got the speakership. the republicans won the elections in november 2010. they were sworn in in january 2011. since then, zero, zip, nothing in terms of legislative accomplishment. and that, of course, is because they have been otherwise occupied. after getting sworn in in january, by april they threatened to shut down the government. that was april. by july, republicans had forced the first ever debt ceiling crisis in american history. we got our national credit rating downgraded for that one until they eventually blinked. by september that year, republicans were threatening another government shutdown. by april of the following year, more threats from republicans of another government shutdown. by december, by this past december, happy new year! republicans were pushing us over the fiscal cliff! by january, this past january, congressional republicans were talking about forcing another debt ceiling crisis before again backing down. and now, happy september 30th. we are due for that often threatened repub
no significant legislation since john boehner got the speakership. the republicans won the elections in november 2010. they were sworn in in january 2011. since then, zero, zip, nothing in terms of legislative accomplishment. and that, of course, is because they have been otherwise occupied. after getting sworn in in january, by april they threatened to shut down the government. that was april. by july, republicans had forced the first ever debt ceiling crisis in american history. we got our...
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maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and get a hell of a lot more than the old rates under bill clinton. why not go to 42%? why not go to 45% for people who make over $10 million a year? i mean, do we really want to solve this? do we really want sacrifice? or do we just want to take our toe and put it in the lake and see if it's still cold out? come on, folks. these lawmakers in washington need some pressure put on them. we need to go higher than 39.6%. we need to go to at least 42% for the wealthiest americans making over a million dollars a year and tell bain their is the way it's going to be, o
maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and...
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let me go back and start with john boehner. you hear him saying some choice things about senator ted cruz. these are two men who by the way haven't seen eye to eye for a long time. >> reporter: no, they haven't, kate. i think it's very important that people know the back story here. october of 2013 was arguably the most difficult three-week stretch of john boehner's entire speakership. that was due directly to one man, and that's ted cruz. this was during the government shutdown. ted cruz told a conservative bunch of house republicans to hold out, that if they stuck together, they could get president obama to somehow agree to appeal obamacare. a lot of members thought that was a cam kazcy strategy to say the least. one of the things that boehner had to continually deal with, he would often think he had gotten a deal with the white house, that he had gotten something more conservative passed to be the government funding bill, they would get some wins here and there. he'd bring it to his conference and these republican house memb
let me go back and start with john boehner. you hear him saying some choice things about senator ted cruz. these are two men who by the way haven't seen eye to eye for a long time. >> reporter: no, they haven't, kate. i think it's very important that people know the back story here. october of 2013 was arguably the most difficult three-week stretch of john boehner's entire speakership. that was due directly to one man, and that's ted cruz. this was during the government shutdown. ted cruz...
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is it's much harder to define a win for john boehner. you know, is a win, you know, holding absolutely fast? is a win saying, you know, great, we were the party that managed to cut social security for the middle class? that's going to be pretty hard to go into another election with. >> you know, do you agree with that assessment that it's easier for the president, cynthia, because he basically wins on taxes. he's the robin hood, if you will, of this issue. he's looking out for the regular people against the people on the top. on the other side he's saying, you republicans, you can be the scrooges this winter. i have to go along with it. but you're forcing me to do it, so you're the bad guys. so i think i agree with chrystia. this is basically a setup if there is a deal for the president. >> well, i do think that the president would certainly get a big win with the middle class tax cut piece of this which i think is going to pass. whether it passes by the first of the year is another matter, but i think he'll get that piece of it. but i t
is it's much harder to define a win for john boehner. you know, is a win, you know, holding absolutely fast? is a win saying, you know, great, we were the party that managed to cut social security for the middle class? that's going to be pretty hard to go into another election with. >> you know, do you agree with that assessment that it's easier for the president, cynthia, because he basically wins on taxes. he's the robin hood, if you will, of this issue. he's looking out for the regular...
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>> my interview with john boehner. joining me are nbc chief correspondent current kristen welker, eddie glaude jr. of princeton university, anna palm palmer founder of punch bowl news and senior eder to of "the dispatch" david fren. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. there was no shortages of big stories this week, criticism of police tactics, yet another mass shooting, this one in indianapolis. troop withdrawal from a war zone. president biden tried to flip and then flop on immigration policy. the news that garnered the biggest headlines came when federal health agencies temporarily halted injections of johnson & johnson vaccines because a small number of people suffered blood clots after receiving them. while it's not clear what connection, if any, there is between the vaccine and this clotting, the halt is likely to have profound implications, however te
>> my interview with john boehner. joining me are nbc chief correspondent current kristen welker, eddie glaude jr. of princeton university, anna palm palmer founder of punch bowl news and senior eder to of "the dispatch" david fren. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. there was no...
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john boehner is a relatively weak speaker. you've got to understand, you mentioned the whole braveheart thing. ten people got up in this private meeting of the republican caucus the other night and started talking about their favorite moments from the "braveheart" movie. they see themselves as the skots fighting is the noble. >> so they're in the meeting talking about the movie, which by the way, the guys got slaughtered. >> exactly. >> we're talking about 160 million people, and they're talking about movies. they don't enunderstand what the end of the movie is. >> exactly. it gets larger than this particular payroll tax issue. americans are saying, wait a second, are these guys nuts or what? >> chairman cleaver, when you look at what these guys come back with, that they want to in fact add to 9 burden of middle-class people, things like we want to cut unemployment insurance benefits by -- drug test people, all kinds of incredible things that have nothing to do with paying for the payroll tax cut extension if that's their poin
john boehner is a relatively weak speaker. you've got to understand, you mentioned the whole braveheart thing. ten people got up in this private meeting of the republican caucus the other night and started talking about their favorite moments from the "braveheart" movie. they see themselves as the skots fighting is the noble. >> so they're in the meeting talking about the movie, which by the way, the guys got slaughtered. >> exactly. >> we're talking about 160...
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tonight, john boehner meets the president at the white house. congressman barney frank is here with reaction. >>> republican bullies in the senate get their way. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged. >> jonathan alter and michael steele on the ugly politics that took down susan rice. >>> the economic policy institute destroys governor rick schneider's best right to work talk point. >> all you have to do is look to indiana. >> they've gotten thousands of jobs coming to indiana. >> indiana's had a strong experience. they did similar legislation. >> tonight, michigan's favorite son, michael moore, on schneider's portrayal and the way forward for workers in the heartland. >>> the 12-12-12 concert raised a ton of money for sandy relief. but house republicans are holding up federal dollars. i'll tell you why. >>> and a meteorologist is fired for responding to racist facebook taunts. tonight, rhonda lee tells her story on "the ed show." >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. time is running o
tonight, john boehner meets the president at the white house. congressman barney frank is here with reaction. >>> republican bullies in the senate get their way. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged. >> jonathan alter and michael steele on the ugly politics that took down susan rice. >>> the economic policy institute destroys governor rick schneider's best right to work talk point. >> all you have to do is look to indiana....
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first of all, john boehner said he would stay on as speaker. john can stay on and he'll be free to really make whatever agreements he can with the house republicans, senate republicans, with the president and move forward. we have to have a speaker. other candidates i would propose and someone like paul ryan or tom cole who are both very solid conservatives, they haven't burned any bridges. and they certainly would be very formidable candidates, but we have to get it done. we can't allow any group to be -- to hijack or basically be able to blackball. this is wrong. >> i know you've been in votes. you probably haven't been watching msnbc, but paul ryan has already said he's not interested in the job. >> i've heard that, but again maybe we can persuade ball. he's the real conscience of the party. i can strongly support paul. i know many people have said that, but i can understand why if he says he does not want to run, but again i can tell you there's a lot of support for paul and also i've mentioned for tom cole and then others are mentioned joh
first of all, john boehner said he would stay on as speaker. john can stay on and he'll be free to really make whatever agreements he can with the house republicans, senate republicans, with the president and move forward. we have to have a speaker. other candidates i would propose and someone like paul ryan or tom cole who are both very solid conservatives, they haven't burned any bridges. and they certainly would be very formidable candidates, but we have to get it done. we can't allow any...
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the one way out of this right now is to for john boehner to take up the senate bill. it will solve the problem. it will bring everybody back to the table when they come back after christmas and insure that we can pass a year-long extension. but in the short-term, why can't they take this action to insure that middle class americans can go into the holidays, knowing that their taxes are not going to go up? >> stephanie cutter, deputy campaign manager for the obama re-election campaign, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> eight u.s. soldiers have been charged in connection to the shooting death of a fellow soldier, army private danny chen. a spokesperson for chen's parents reacted on their behalf this morning. >> we are cautiously optimistic about today's news. the people responsible for his death must not only be charged, but they must be found guilty. of killing him. >> jim miklaszewski is nbc's chief pentagon correspondent. mik, chen died in early october. what's happened since then? >> the army launched an intensive investigation. and this really is a tragedy o
the one way out of this right now is to for john boehner to take up the senate bill. it will solve the problem. it will bring everybody back to the table when they come back after christmas and insure that we can pass a year-long extension. but in the short-term, why can't they take this action to insure that middle class americans can go into the holidays, knowing that their taxes are not going to go up? >> stephanie cutter, deputy campaign manager for the obama re-election campaign,...
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>> i think it's anybody's guess whether or not john boehner would still be speaker. i think president obama is going to be reelected. i think we have a heck of a shot at taking back the house. i think boehner's leadership style and his ability to lead the house has left a lot to be desired for everyone. not just americans but his own caucus. he failed to deliver anything substantive to the american people. they haven't done anything with respect to energy or gas prices. he failed to get a deal with the president on a grand bargain over deficits. whips by a small number of people in his own caucus. i think this criticism seems to be fair. >> the fepeople around this country can say what the president has delivered on. that's what the right would like to stall for the president high pressure polls showing he is doing better than romney or santorum. he beats romney about five points. beating santorum by six. how much does the president's lead factor into what john boehner and eric cantor want to bring up? >> i think one of the reasons you have see congressional approval
>> i think it's anybody's guess whether or not john boehner would still be speaker. i think president obama is going to be reelected. i think we have a heck of a shot at taking back the house. i think boehner's leadership style and his ability to lead the house has left a lot to be desired for everyone. not just americans but his own caucus. he failed to deliver anything substantive to the american people. they haven't done anything with respect to energy or gas prices. he failed to get a...